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affecting about 30 persons, occurred at a wedding feast
in this district in 1946, and another larger outbreak is
again reported this year (see p. 31). It is therefore not
inopportune to intensify our efforts towards a general
improvement of food handling methods.
The National Health Service Act, which came
into operation on July 5th, 1948, has had little effect on
the functions of your Council's Health Department
other than the transfer of responsibility for the Ambulance
Service and the Diphtheria Immunisation Service
to the County Council, and the transfer of responsibility
for hospitalization of infectious diseases to the North
East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
In concluding, I would like to record my appreciation
to the Chairman and Members of the Public
Health Committee for their support and to the staff of
the Public Health Department for their help and cooperation.
H. FRANKS, M.B., B.S., B.HY., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health.
July, 1949.
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